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Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Violates Privacy, Inadmissible as Evidence: Telangana HC [Read Order]
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Secretly Recording Spouse's Calls Violates Privacy, Inadmissible as Evidence: Telangana HC [Read Order]

Telangana High Court ruled that secretly recording a spouse's calls violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and is inadmissible in matrimonial disputes.

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SC: Uncle-In-Law Cannot Induct Niece's Husband As 'Ghardamad' In Oraon Custom Judiciary
SC: Uncle-In-Law Cannot Induct Niece's Husband As 'Ghardamad' In Oraon Custom

SC sets aside 3 concurrent findings, holds Oraon custom doesn't let an uncle-in-law adopt his niece's husband as ghardamad; nearest male agnate succeeds absent valid adoption.

When Can Courts Order DNA Tests In Paternity Disputes ? SC Answers [Read Judgment] Judiciary
When Can Courts Order DNA Tests In Paternity Disputes ? SC Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court clarifies when DNA tests can be ordered in paternity disputes, balancing privacy rights against the need to determine parentage.

Inmates of the House Must Explain How Victim Died If Offence Occurred in Privacy of Home: SC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Inmates of the House Must Explain How Victim Died If Offence Occurred in Privacy of Home: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court says inmates must explain deaths occurring inside homes, upholds conviction of man for murdering wife over dowry demands.

Can A Testator Legally Disinherit His Wife And Children In Favour Of A Sibling ? SC Answers [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Can A Testator Legally Disinherit His Wife And Children In Favour Of A Sibling ? SC Answers [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds that excluding a wife and children from a Will in favour of a sibling is not by itself a suspicious circumstance.

Threat to Leak Bath Video Violates Woman’s Dignity, Chastity: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules that threatening to upload a woman’s bath video amounts to imputing unchastity and violates dignity and sexual autonomy.

SC Grants Bail Under UAPA, Reaffirms K.A. Najeeb; Questions Gulfisha Fatima Ruling [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court grants bail under UAPA, reaffirms K.A. Najeeb, and raises concerns over the Gulfisha Fatima judgment.

Can’t Claim Maintenance from Man if DNA Test Shows Non-Paternity: Supreme Court of India [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court rules no maintenance if DNA proves non-paternity; Section 112 presumption yields to scientific evidence when findings attain finality.

Court Uses Doll to Record Testimony of Deaf-Mute Rape Victim, Conviction Upheld [Read Judgment]

Chhattisgarh HC upheld a rape conviction, recognising doll-assisted gestural testimony of a deaf-mute victim as valid and reliable evidence.

Telangana HC Sets Aside DNA Test Order in Matrimonial Dispute; Rules Child Cannot Be Used as Pawn to Prove Adultery [Read Order]

Telangana High Court sets aside DNA test order in matrimonial dispute, holding a child cannot be used as a pawn to prove adultery against the mother.

Madras HC Acquits Woman in Husband’s Murder Case; Says Section 106 Evidence Act Cannot Replace Prosecution’s Burden of Proof [Read Judgment]

Madras High Court acquits woman in husband’s murder case, holding Section 106 of the Evidence Act cannot substitute the prosecution’s primary burden of proof.

Voluntary Confessions Under Customs Act Are Valid Evidence for Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court holds voluntary confessions under Section 108 of the Customs Act are valid evidence to sustain conviction in smuggling cases.

Driver’s Guilty Plea in Criminal Case Cannot Preclude Vehicle Owner from Contesting Negligence in Motor Accident Claim: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Kerala High Court rules that a driver’s guilty plea does not bar the vehicle owner from contesting negligence in motor accident claim proceedings.

Chhattisgarh HC Holds 30-Year Presumption Under Evidence Act Does Not Apply to Wills [Read Judgment]

Chhattisgarh High Court rules that the 30-year presumption under the Evidence Act does not apply to wills; strict proof is mandatory.

Absence of Motive Not Fatal When Credible Dying Declaration Exists; Restores Murder Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court restores murder conviction, holding that absence of motive is not fatal when a credible and trustworthy dying declaration exists.


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